IMPACT AND SHARP IMPLEMENT RESISTANT PROTECTIVE ARMOR

• Main Author: NEAL, MURRAY, LANE
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 01.04.2010
• Subjects: ACCESSORIES; ARMOUR; ARMOURED OR ARMED VEHICLES; ARMOURED TURRETS; BLASTING; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; HEATING; HUMAN NECESSITIES; LIGHTING; MEANS OF ATTACK OR DEFENCE, e.g. CAMOUFLAGE, IN GENERAL; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS; WEAPONS; WEARING APPAREL

A method and apparatus for providing impact, abrasion and sharp implement resistance to a body. The apparatus including an impact layer having a plurality of plates adhered to a layer of penetration resistant fabric and an energy absorptive layer including an energy absorptive material coupled to the impact layer. The apparatus may further include a layer of woven fabric and a layer of multiple plies of a penetration resistant fabric. L'invention concerne un procédé et un appareil permettant de conférer à un corps une résistance aux chocs, à l'abrasion, et aux instruments pointus. L'appareil comprend une couche de choc dotée d'une pluralité de plaques collées sur une couche de tissu résistant à la pénétration et d'une couche d'absorption d'énergie, comprenant un matériau d'absorption d'énergie, reliée à la couche de choc. L'appareil peut de plus comprendre une couche de tissu tissé et une couche constituée de multiples plis d'un tissu résistant à la pénétration.